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‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ prequel to be filmed
     2014-April-22  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

    TITLED “The Green Destiny,” the prequel will see Michelle Yeoh reprise her role as female warrior Yu Shu-lien.

    Preproduction is believed to have begun. Filming is due to start in Auckland, New Zealand, with two further weeks of shooting in China.

    Yuen Woo-ping, who co-ordinated the action scenes in the original, will step behind the camera for the prequel.

    “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” remains the most successful Chinese-language film of all time, making US$213.5m on its release in 2000.

    It won the best foreign-language Oscar the following year, with three more awards in the technical categories.

    Part of the reason for the film’s success was that it operated on many different levels. It was a love story, a martial arts fantasy with a feminist twist and a historical epic set against a backdrop of spectacular locations in China.

    Director Ang Lee also employed sophisticated technology that enabled the characters to perform gravity-defying stunts.

    But plans for a prequel were delayed by a row over the film rights to Wang Dulu’s novels, on which the film was based.

    Columbia Pictures claimed it had struck a deal with the late writer’s son in 2005. He denied this, and said he had signed an agreement with The Weinstein Company, another U.S. studio.

    With the case resolved, The Weinstein Company is pushing ahead with the prequel, choosing New Zealand as a location thanks to a generous production incentive that offers filmmakers a 20-percent rebate on money spent in the country.

    “The Green Destiny” draws on the fifth book in Wang’s series, “Silver Vase, Iron Night.”

    “This introduces a new generation of star-crossed lovers, and a new series of antagonists in a battle of good and evil,” screenwriter John Fusco told movie website Deadline last year.(SD-Agencies)

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